Citing unnamed officials in London and Washington, the FT said the president was livid during the exchange last week
LONDON — U.S. President Donald Trump was “apoplectic” with Boris Johnson during a phone call to discuss the British prime minister’s decision to allow Chinese firm Huawei a role in Britain’s 5G mobile phone network, the Financial Times reported on Thursday.
The paper said one individual who was briefed on the contents of the call on Jan. 28 said Trump was “apoplectic”. It cited another who said the call was “very difficult” and Trump’s tone had taken aback British officials. “The prime minister underlined the importance of like-minded countries working together to diversify the market and break the dominance of a small number of companies,” that statement said. There was no immediate comment from the White House.
Trump has made no public comment about Britain’s Huawei decision but U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo played down any rift when he visited London last week.
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